THE CW NETWORK LOCKS IN MIDSEASON SCHEDULE WITH NEW EPISODES AND NEW TIME PERIODS

New Episodes of Freshman Hit GOSSIP GIRL Return on Monday, April 21, Paired with Originals of ONE TREE HILL, Creating New Night of Drama for The CW

March 4, 2008 (Burbank, CA) - The CW Network has set its new midseason schedule, featuring brand new episodes of its ed series and several strategic moves to bolster new nights and new time periods.

New episodes of freshman sensation GOSSIP GIRL return to The CW schedule beginning Monday, April 21 (8:00-9:00p.m. ET). On April 7, ONE TREE HILL moves to its new night and time on Mondays (9:00-10:00p.m. ET), following GOSSIP GIRL and creating a powerful night of drama for The CW.

With ONE TREE HILL moving to Mondays in April, the climactic final original episodes of PUSSYCAT DOLLS PRESENTS: GIRLICIOUS will air on Wednesdays starting April 9 (9:00-10:00p.m. ET), following AMERICA\'S NEXT TOP MODEL.

Through the month of March, original episodes of The CW\'s REAPER will follow all-new episodes of SMALLVILLE. On March 25, REAPER returns to Tuesdays (9:00-10:00p.m. ET) following the newest edition of The CW\'s hit reality series BEAUTY AND THE GEEK, which premieres March 11 (8:00-9:00p.m. ET).

SUPERNATURAL returns to The CW\'s Thursday line-up (9:00-10:00p.m. ET) on April 3.

With new episodes of EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (8:00-8:30p.m. ET) and ALIENS IN AMERICA (8:30-9:00p.m. ET) currently airing on Sundays, original episodes of THE GAME return to The CW\'s comedy block in its new time period beginning Sunday, March 23 (9:00-9:30p.m. ET).

Following is The CW\'s midseason schedule:

Monday

8:00-9:00 p.m. "GOSSIP GIRL" (New Episodes Begin April 21)

8:00-9:00 p.m. "ONE TREE HILL" (New Time Beginning April 7)

Tuesday

8:00-9:00 p.m. "BEAUTY AND THE GEEK" (Premieres March 11)

9:00-10:00 p.m. "REAPER" (New Time Beginning March 25)

Wednesday

8:00-9:00 p.m. "AMERICA\'S NEXT TOP MODEL"

9:00-10:00 p.m. "PUSSYCAT DOLLS PRESENT: GIRLICIOUS" (New Episodes Beginning April 9)

Thursday

8:00-9:00 p.m. "SMALLVILLE"

9:00-10:00 p.m. "SUPERNATURAL" (Returning April 3)

Sunday

7:00-8:00 p.m. "AMERICA\'S NEXT TOP MODEL" Encores

8:00-8:30 p.m. "EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS"

8:30-9:00 p.m. "ALIENS IN AMERICA"

9:00-9:30 p.m. "THE GAME" (New Episodes and New Time Beginning March 23)

9:30-10:00 p.m. "GIRLFRIENDS" (New Time Beginning March 23)

All Times ET

Source: Thefutoncritic.com